5 Nutritious and filling meals in Oaxaca for less than 1US$
Nomadic Backpacker's Cheap Eats in Oaxaca. Self-catering as a long term traveller. Nutritious, filling, cheap and delicious alternatives to eating out.
I wrote a post on how to live on 10USD a day. But this included eating at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre.
I am now eating 3 or 4 home-cooked meals at just 50 to 80 US cents each. And that together with the fact that I am on #DryFebruary, my budget is more like 8US$ a day. Yes, my single room at the Andaina Hostel is just 5US$ a night when paid monthly or as I wrote a review I am getting that when I pay weekly.
I prefer to eat 3 small meals a day and snack on 3 Peso avocados or 7 Peso mangos. And drink Lemongrass tea with a squeeze of lime.
The kitchen at the Andaina Hostel has been refitted I am now making full use of it. Prices quoted are in MXN, Mexican Peso and is based on 1US$ =20Peso.
Note: Gourmet foodies look away now. This is for long term low budget, health-conscious travellers & backpackers.
1st meal: Oaxaca Omelette a la Trevi
I am now eating 3 or 4 home-cooked meals at just 50 to 80 US cents each. And that together with the fact that I am on #DryFebruary, my budget is more like 8US$ a day. Yes, my single room at the Andaina Hostel is just 5US$ a night when paid monthly or as I wrote a review I am getting that when I pay weekly.
I prefer to eat 3 small meals a day and snack on 3 Peso avocados or 7 Peso mangos. And drink Lemongrass tea with a squeeze of lime.
The kitchen at the Andaina Hostel has been refitted I am now making full use of it. Prices quoted are in MXN, Mexican Peso and is based on 1US$ =20Peso.
Note: Gourmet foodies look away now. This is for long term low budget, health-conscious travellers & backpackers.
1st meal: Oaxaca Omelette a la Trevi
1 tomato 1Peso
1/4 large onion 0.25Peso
3 eggs 6Peso
5 small potatoes 4.60Peso
Total cost: 11.85Peso
Yummi score 9/10 (need black pepper)
Visual score 2/10
Nutrition 10/10
2nd meal. Simple lentils:
1/4 large onion 0.25Peso
3 eggs 6Peso
5 small potatoes 4.60Peso
Total cost: 11.85Peso
Yummi score 9/10 (need black pepper)
Visual score 2/10
Nutrition 10/10
2nd meal. Simple lentils:
This is my lentil combo mix. I can have it as it is, with potatoes, with tacos. I have even made a baguette using the combo mix.
Lentils 4Peso
Oniion 0.25Peso
Tomato 1 Peso
Total cost: 5.25Peso
Yummi score 10/10
Visual score 8/10
Nutrition 10/10
3rd meal omelette baguette:
Lentils 4Peso
Oniion 0.25Peso
Tomato 1 Peso
Total cost: 5.25Peso
Yummi score 10/10
Visual score 8/10
Nutrition 10/10
3rd meal omelette baguette:
1 large baguette 6Peso
2 eggs 4Peso
Onion 0.25Peso
Tomato 1 Peso
Total cost: 11.25Peso
Yummi score 10/10
Visual score 7/10
Nutrition 8/10
4th meal Lentils with potatoes:
2 eggs 4Peso
Onion 0.25Peso
Tomato 1 Peso
Total cost: 11.25Peso
Yummi score 10/10
Visual score 7/10
Nutrition 8/10
4th meal Lentils with potatoes:
Lentils 4 Peso
1 tomato 1.14 Peso
Onion 0.25Peso
Potatoes 3.17Peso
1 carrot to eat whist cooking 2.45Peso
Total cost: 11Peso
Yummi score 8/10
Visual score 8/10
Nutrition 10/10
5th meal. Lentil mix on fresh tacos with a drizzle of salsa roja - muy picante
1 tomato 1.14 Peso
Onion 0.25Peso
Potatoes 3.17Peso
1 carrot to eat whist cooking 2.45Peso
Total cost: 11Peso
Yummi score 8/10
Visual score 8/10
Nutrition 10/10
5th meal. Lentil mix on fresh tacos with a drizzle of salsa roja - muy picante
This is a super yummy combo. My healthy combo lentil mix with fresh tacos, just placed over the gas for a bit before adding the topping. The salsa is 'muy' but it is not too hot.
Lentil mix 6.50Peso, tacos are just 7.50Peso for ½kg or about 2cm of them or 25-30 of them. Cost is negligible. The bottle of sauce is just 15Peso and it will last 2 weeks or so.
Food is fuel! Visual presentation ain't gonna win me points on #ReadySteadyCook but then again, these people wouldn't last 5 minutes in my world.
I am almost on a meat-free diet again. The meals above are supplemented with tuna and tomato baguettes, lots of amazingly fresh mangoes, avocados, raw carrots, nuts.
Lentil mix 6.50Peso, tacos are just 7.50Peso for ½kg or about 2cm of them or 25-30 of them. Cost is negligible. The bottle of sauce is just 15Peso and it will last 2 weeks or so.
Food is fuel! Visual presentation ain't gonna win me points on #ReadySteadyCook but then again, these people wouldn't last 5 minutes in my world.
I am almost on a meat-free diet again. The meals above are supplemented with tuna and tomato baguettes, lots of amazingly fresh mangoes, avocados, raw carrots, nuts.
